The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-12-10
FELTON, company all next week

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FELTON, company all next week.
The FELTON, theatrical company all next
week.
Senden's new delivery wagon sis as pretty
As u s~peckled purp."
More miners could be employed by every
one of our coal operators.
One Man Among u Million. VA great play,
at Hagen's opera house to- night.
The children of the public schools VIII have
a week.. holiday this year for Christmas.
Our people will miss a treat if they fail to
see One man among Il Million" Tonight, at
Hageu's opera house.
"Wade's Knob did not send his name.
Beside. the printer mutiiated the cancellation
alluded to. Hence We omit the paragraph.
MIR. Forrest Shelby has rented the ALI.
Jones place and will engage In the dairy bus
mess, delivering milk and butter daily in
Ii lexington.
Marlborough House, Raleigh. n. c.. have
rem; it is the golden remedy.-Mrs. DR..
Blackwell.
The merchants and business men generally
are signing u petition to the council asking
that the hook and ladder truck be purchased
for the fire company.
VIM. Wright who killed Lee Fletcher at
Marshall was discharged after a preliminary
examination. it being held that The act was
| lone in self defense.
Mr.. Lewis Trunnell, who once lived in this
| county. il 9 large loser by the forest fires in
Perry county. Ark. He has lost a great deal
of fencing, hay, harness. implements, Sc.
His residence was saved with difficulty.
Mrs Amanda Markham, of Egypt. Clay
township, met with a very serious accident.
last Saturday. She was III 4 wagon, aud fell
upon the brake handle in such 4 way as 10
.-s.-a l1,aalF 49, rtn,r r ll tsI
| whether or not she will recover.
At the election of Lexington, R A. c., No.
10, held last MOndty night. the following
gentlemen were selected for the ensuing yeai !:
A. F. Alexander. Il. P; NJ. j. China. Il: K
B.. Dickey, S.: Y. Ryiand. secY.; Robt. Taub-
man Treas: Robi. Hale. C. of H.; p. II.
Chambers, p. s.; JnO. $. Blackwell. ii. A. O.;
Philip Keller, G. NJ. 3rd v: ". r. Steele,
q. NJ. End V.;Robt. A. Hicklin, g. NJ. 1st ";
j. A. Price, q.
The Charles A. Gardner Company will
play "Only a Farmers Daughter" al the
opera house. March Z. The N. Y. Times
said of lt:-"Mr. b irnes' play bears the uu-
and it is not improbable that Only u Farmers
Daughter will prove to be that American
play for which We have been waiting so long.
Its plot is full of interest, its dialogue beau
tiful with poetry and sparkling with wit,
while its characters are firmly drawn and
brilliantly co!ored.'
Personal delinquent taxes. back taxes aud
licinse taxes collected by j. w. Harrison.
collector OF Lafayette county, Mo-. for the
quarter ending Oct. 81. 1SSI:->tate taxes,
S1,476 90; county taxes, SO S45 43: Middle
ton township taxes S3S! %; Lexington
ship taxes. s2T9 A: Davis township taxes,
1872 81; Freedom township taxes. 1910 g.
Sni-a Bar township taxes, S10G SO; schooI
taxes, Sl.0l6 A.; Lexington city taxes S42 10;
Higginsvilie city taxes. re: Odessa city
taxes. 80 As; dog taxes, S3i D.; total,
! 1898 IS.
Odessa:-The theme of conversation now
is the holidays, and the merchants are reap
ing a harvest from the fathers and mothers
who expect 10 show their affection TO the
household by presenting nice gifts. The
churches are maxim a engagements 10 give
the usual presents to the SUNDAY school schol
ara. Spooner " Aliens Comedy Co, are
filling "a weeks engagement at the PheniA
opera house this week. They have had goot
houses and give general satisfaction. A hearty
revival has been going on at the different
churches in this place for several weeks. Tn
Baptisis were first, and did Il good work
We learn that 50 odd were received iulo the
church. The Cumberland Prcsbyterians art
having 4 glorious time. The preaching Il d,
principally been done by Rev. Mr.. Ward, O
HarrisOnyille. Thirty odd have made pro
fessiOns, many OF whom have joined, while
others have and will join other churches
The two saloons here closed on the sob u;
=, until Jan arg |. at which time they vii
make an effort to obtain new licenses. the
say the profits for the month of December
would moi be equal to the expen>e of getting
upt he petition and resenting 1t to the COUNTY
court. A strong effort is tn be made by tht
defeated local optionists TO prevent 4 renew
al OF their licenses. We have only to SAY
, that ii whisky Is TO be sold in Odessa, tw,
better men than the prOprietors Of the pISsen
StinDn- e4nEnt he fDIind As WAS shown I,
the late election, 4 large majority Of tn
, voters in this county are in favor of Il iICen as
| law If whisky Is Il. be oil the market. Th'
) revenue from the saloons of this placP-1S;h
q Near-has been a great benefit TO the town
10 will not admit this fact? We are OPP
posed to The abuse of whisky. but if men vii
. have 1t, let's get all the benefit from il we can
A drug store saloon is more ie-picable tina;
:. bakers dozen of decent licensed saloons.
, Higgins, ilIe:-Miss Ora Houx. vino
=, teaching school near MayvieW, spen, Sunda
d with the home folks. Miss Fannie McFaain
: of Lexington. returned to her home Saiurda
e after y months visit with The Misses Cat:oi
e Miss EGlma Stewart, % Page civ, is spend
/ ing this week with her cousin. Mrs. IL. !
Campbell: Miss Maggie Land. Of Sygee
/ Springs, is visiting the family OF her brother
1 l.. I. Land. hiiss Jennie VIM, of Dove
o IS the guest of friends this week. Miss Ann
= EllingSworth, of Waterloo, Iowa. i th
e guest of her friend. Mrs. DIR. Graham. Mis-
= Anna Willard. at Corder, is here visiting re
: atiyes. Miss Mata Meyers. of Kansas Cii'
= was visiting friends here Tuesday. Mrs. W
B. Neal was In Mt. Leonard several days Ia
week. Mrs. Jack Slusher and little Eye.
r old twins are at Mr.. jim CaaierberTy's. NJ?
= ". Z. Wade. of Greenfield, Mo. is e>pectt
= Tuesday next on a visit 10 her daughter. Mr.
w. $. Dorm BiaSer, TO remain until after Il
h holidays. iiev. }. Y. Eusby, OF Oie1.;
r Methodist preacher In charge. has been hel
:; this week getting acquainted with his meT
II bers. MIR. Peery, of Arkansas. Il birds
If builder. located in Ifigsinsviile this ..yePh
j w 8. Dorm EiaSef Was IL lexington hi6ui.
and TUESDAY. i party OF young folks wei
e. severely rebuked for misdemeauor 1T II
5; Methodist church Tuesday night. II sue
r. conduct is repeated they will get ia
r. trouble. HigginsYil!2 nsG pas IA. q,
wagon. Mir. Butler has moved here gui
{. recently from Lexington, with his famil
L, aud is experimenting in the oil-busiuesS. u
lie hope he viii meet with success. Cur new
ID organized band is progressing NICELY and
ie the instruction of Prot. Boyer. Tley W
t; ask assistance anu patronage for their 81.
r. entertainment and supper at the Walk.
nj building next Tuesday night. On Frid.
/. night last the BOYS gave Mr.. Jesse NJ. Bart
III and wife q genuine chsrivari. After gettii
$; paid ION" they visited the restaurant
/; Mr.. Joe HulcbasOn and ordered oysters I
The crowd. Prof Il. l.. Burton has an iutr
esliug class In arithmetic, q.